PREVALENCE OF EXCESS WEIGHT IN STUDENTS FROM NORTHEASTERN BRAZIL
Journal Title: European Journal of Biomedical and Pharmaceutical Sciences - Year 2017, Vol 4, Issue 11
Abstract
Objective: To assess the prevalence of the excess weight in adolescents from São Luís, Maranhão, Northeastern Brazil. Subjects/Methods: Cross-sectional study with a sample of 513 students aged 10-19 years from public schools of São Luís, Maranhão. The following indicators were assessed: weight, height, age, body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), conicity index (C index) and weight-to-height ratio (WHtR). Descriptive analyses, Anova-One-Way test and frequencies were used for data analysis. Results: The prevalence of excess weight, abdominal adiposity and altered waist-to-height ratio (WHtR) in the sample were 41.91% (n = 215), 32.55% (n = 167) and 26.51% (n = 136), respectively. After the sample divided into three groups, stratified by nutritional status, and called eutrophic (n=298), overweight (n=133) and obesity (n= 82). The obesity group presented a higher mean of the analyzed variables: body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC) and WtHR. The prevalence of abdominal adiposity and altered WtHR were higher in obesity group. Conclusion: The prevalence of cardiometabolic risk factor was higher in adolescents with excess weight. We recommend the implementation of measures to prevention/explanation in schools in order to reduce the prevalence of overweight in this age group.
Authors and Affiliations
Nilviane Pires Silva Sousa
Keywords
Related Articles
- EP ID EP630366
- DOI -
- Views 148
- Downloads 0
DATA INTEGRITY: AN OBLIGATORY TOOL TO SURVIVE PHARMA INDUSTRY
Medicines and health products are important for addressing health problems and improve quality of lives. They form an indispensable component of health systems in the prevention, diagnosis and treatment of disease and in...
COMPARATIVE STUDY OF THE BIOSYNTHESIS OF PROTEINS OF RAT LIVER MITOCHONDRIA AT PHYSIOLOGICAL AGING AND THE MODEL OF “ACCELERATED AGING”, INFLUENCE ON THIS INDICATOR OF SOME PLANT PREPARATIONS
It has been determined that quercetin and its supramolecular complex have the ability to stimulate the translation processes in mitochondria of rat liver in the model of “accelerated aging”, as well as rats of different...
A REVIEW ON MICRONEEDLE PATCH- AN INNOVATIVE APPROACH
A microneedle patch developed to deliver the vaccine which could simplify the vaccination process and ensure that more people get vaccinated against this possibly fatal condition. The vaccine patch consists of 100 solid,...
EVALUATION OF CYTOTOXIC AND MEMBRANE STABILIZING ACTIVITIES OF GREWIA ABUTILIFOLIA LEAVES
The aim of the project was to evaluate the cytotoxic and membrane stabilizing activities of the leaves of Grewia abutilifolia (Family-Tiliaceae). The crude methanolic extract of the leaves of Grewia abutilifolia and its...
EVALUATION OF UTERINE MALFORMATIONS OF PATIENTS ATTENDING MADONNA UNIVERSITY TEACHING HOSPITAL USING ULTRASOUND
Ultrasound is a common diagnostic tool used for the assessment of uterine morphology over several decades.This research is to determine the various uterine abnormalities observed in patients who underwent ultrascan in Ma...